Difference between revisions of "Orange County, California"

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'''Orange County''' is a county in [[California]].
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'''Orange County''' is the third most populous county in [[California]]. <ref>http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/06059.html</ref> It was created in 1889 and was given the name for its extensive [[orange]] groves. <ref>http://www.counties.org/default.asp?id=56</ref>
  
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Although originally called Richland urban legend has it that the name was decided over a game of poker with four players taking the names of Almond, Lemon, Olive and Orange.<ref>http://www.socalhistoryland.mysite.com/Orange.html</ref>  However, a more likely explanation is that the county was named for its extensive orange groves.<ref>[http://www.counties.org/default.asp?id=56 How Did Our 58 Counties Get Their Names?]</ref>
 
 
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*[http://www.counties.org/default.asp?id=56 California State Association of Counties]
  
 
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Revision as of 07:35, October 17, 2011

Orange County is the third most populous county in California. [1] It was created in 1889 and was given the name for its extensive orange groves. [2]

References

  1. ↑ http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/06059.html
  2. ↑ http://www.counties.org/default.asp?id=56

External links

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